I just used my TriVac this afternoon. It did a great job in blowing the leaves into a circle for collection. You're right about the suction. It does tend to catch & trap leaves where they don't always get inside through the tube & into the bag just right. My leaves in my yard were also damp , just as you said your leaves were as well. It had just rained the day & night before yesterday. I have a huge yard & was able to get the leaves all up in a circle for collection in about 35 minutes. I also put the TriVac together with your instructional video which , again , was better than reading the instructional manual. I got a late afternoon start with my TriVac & will give it another go tomorrow morning. I'll be doing my neighbors' yard. He was completely amazed & asked me where I got mine. This TriVac was really turning some heads. Thanks , Dude for telling me & all of us how to put this thing together. You're awesome. :-)
I just bought he Tri-Vac 509 series , I take it it's the latest one released. I am so glad to find out there there are no tools , zero tools needed to put this thing together. I live in a city & state where it rains all the time with no relief until around May. Mine is still safely inside it's delivered box just as you showed in the beginning of this video demonstration. I didn't know it was that simple to put it together. Thanks for putting this video together. I think it might be easier than reading through that endless owner's instruction manual. Your demonstration alone will allow me to just put it together in no time without the instruction manual at all however helpful the instructional manual is , even though those manuals are rather lengthy & mundane. Thanks again.
When I received this item recently , I saw it was in a small box. The same size as your box in this video apparently. I had no idea it was in disassembled pieces that needed for it to be put together. I thought for sure it was going to be one huge long piece in a long box. That was my image in my mind of the box before I ordered it & received it. But , if all it needs is a few pieces snapped together into place , then putting it together should be a snap as well. You made it look simple./ Maybe when the weather is better & the rainy months are over , I will go outside & try it out. Thanks again for this video you posted. You are more detailed than any picture by picture instructional manual could ever be.
I have this exact same product. I, like him, have also had a hard time with it sucking leaves into the mulcher. The suction isn't as great as I had hoped BUT I do like that it isn't strong enough to pick up rocks which could damage the mulcher. I have picked up acorns and you can hear the dinging in the mulcher.
Sounds like your experiences are the same as mine. I give it an OK, but on the other hand, not much except an industrial strength vacuum is going to pick up wet leaves.
A garden vac was on my shopping list last autumn but I couldn’t decide between Bosch and Worx. I’ve now decided and will be getting the Worx. Nice review and thanks for sharing. Following your video of the Aerocart I’ve ordered from Amazon and it will be with me in a few days.
Sounds good. Just to recap, as per my review, I was a little disappointed in the vac with the leaves. Though in all fairness, they were slightly damp at the time. Not having used the Bosch, I can't really say how they compare.Thanks again!
An excellent review. Those appear to be large maple leaves. I think it would work much more efficiently with my much smaller oak leaves. Might help if the mouth of the tube were a bit larger.
i bought the WORX TriVac WG505 because it seemed like a middle option between the oldest and the WG509. it was the least expensive on Amazon. Also i did by the Leaf Pro with it.
if you really want the vacuum and mulching to work is to collect all the leaves in a pile and hand feed the vacuum. i turned 5 bags into 2 and the trick is that you to pile up first and then used your hand to feed it
TYFS. Was your extension cord rated to pass the current demand of the Tri-Vac WG509 you had? Were you plug on a house outlet or a yard outlet? The engine on the WG509 needs its full 10Amps if I am not mistaking. Also, I have found that many yard outlets at my friends house do not supply, WHEN UNDER LOAD, the full voltage. Now if you combine using an underrated Extension cord to an undervolted yard outlet, your tool will underperform and on occasion, burn its motor. For example: I had a friend fry his tablesaw's motor because he was using an underated extension cord wich was although plugged on a house outlet, it just couldn't pass the full 15amps his tablesaw required. Another example: Another friend was building a deck and had plugged his tablesaw on his yard outlet with a appropriate extension cord but still fried the motor of the tablesaw and was also starting to melt the receptacle of the yard outlet. The reason beeing that there was loose connections on the receptacle and his extension plug prongs were oxidyzed wich created a resistive contact in the receptacle of the yard outlet. When I changed the receptacle and made sure every wire was screwed snug and removed the oxydation on his extension cords' plug prongs, his next tablesaw was getting the full required amperage and voltage. It is a long story but people tend to neglect the selection of extension cords and do some maintenance on yard outlets, they take them for granted ;-)
You raise some good points. I was using a 15 amp rated extension cord and an outdoor outlet which is also rated at 15 amps as well as being ground fault protected. I experienced no overheating of the cords, plugs or motor.
Great review. Though I wondered what the orange adjustment on the bottom tube was for. It looks like it has multiple selections. Or is that just for looks?
That's a great question! I think it's very possible and that it would have been better served by having the collapsible bag mounted in a container of some sort.
i personally don't think so. I have 700cfm blower vac and i can tell you the vacuum is not what i expected, but i realized this may have been done for a reason. If the vacuum was equally strong as the blower the end result of the impeller would be a disaster as the vac would pull up small stones, large sticks, etc and damage the impeller.
I realize this posting is a few years old. I have both a Toro blower/vac similar impeller to the WORX Trivac you have here and I also have the WORX Turbine WG 510. The WG 510 does a much better job at vacuuming vs the Trivac here. Again, the WG 510 has a straight through turbine design which in theory is more efficient at vacuuming..
The 510 is less expensive than the 509, but has a smaller mulching bag. No manual switch between blower and vacuum (must disconnect bag to switch). The 510, probably because of its "jet engine" design, is apparently alot louder, 81 decibels versus Trivec 50 db (db ratings listed on homedepot, not worx).
When you add a Leaf Pro to a wg512 the overall design deserves merit just use a stiff trash can. You were using a very weak wg509 but . . . any Worx vacuum/mulcher you use is going to have weak mulching performance even a wg512 and that is directly attributed to the cheap/weak/noisy and easy to wear out NON-Brushless Motors they use. Had they put good beefed up Brushless Motors in these for $2 more they would have enough power to perform very well. Nobody wants to make a good product that lasts ???
this is actually the best leaf VACUUM on the market but the leaf collection attachment is shit. That long house screws up the suction. If you used it as it was truly designed with the black bag, you'd notice a HUGE difference.
Point taken. I reviewed the manual and it shows the vac connected to the black bag as you stated. See 4:00 in the video, which shows the long hose going to a collection bin as opposed to the soft bag, again, as per your mention. My question to you would be, as far as the suction ability, why would it make any difference if the leaves are going to the soft "can" as opposed to a hard one? Also, if it makes such a huge difference in functionality between the black bag and the long hose, why would they show that as an option?
@@heliflyer7 I was wondering if you tried the mulch/vacuum feature with just the shoulder bag attachment. The idea is you're filling up a smaller space, even if the bag is air permeable. I'm looking for a leaf vacuum, but not if it barely sucks up the leaves.
@@randomaxe662 I didn't try it myself when I did the review, so I honestly can't answer. The commenter above says that the long hose has a serious effect on the suction as opposed to the bag. While logically it makes sense, I questioned why they would offer the long hose as an option if that was the case.
Mine has a metal impeller, but no shears in the middle. It works amazingly. It has a 10:1 ratio. Next time, I may go with the turbine fusion or the Toro. I also have a leaf pro that I use on a roll out trash can.
Excellent video. Thanks
You're welcome, thank you!
I just used my TriVac this afternoon. It did a great job in blowing the leaves into a circle for collection. You're right about the suction. It does tend to catch & trap leaves where they don't always get inside through the tube & into the bag just right. My leaves in my yard were also damp , just as you said your leaves were as well. It had just rained the day & night before yesterday. I have a huge yard & was able to get the leaves all up in a circle for collection in about 35 minutes. I also put the TriVac together with your instructional video which , again , was better than reading the instructional manual. I got a late afternoon start with my TriVac & will give it another go tomorrow morning. I'll be doing my neighbors' yard. He was completely amazed & asked me where I got mine. This TriVac was really turning some heads. Thanks , Dude for telling me & all of us how to put this thing together. You're awesome. :-)
I just bought he Tri-Vac 509 series , I take it it's the latest one released. I am so glad to find out there there are no tools , zero tools needed to put this thing together. I live in a city & state where it rains all the time with no relief until around May. Mine is still safely inside it's delivered box just as you showed in the beginning of this video demonstration. I didn't know it was that simple to put it together. Thanks for putting this video together. I think it might be easier than reading through that endless owner's instruction manual. Your demonstration alone will allow me to just put it together in no time without the instruction manual at all however helpful the instructional manual is , even though those manuals are rather lengthy & mundane. Thanks again.
+UTubeCommentator Thanks for the support!
+UTubeCommentator You're very welcome, glad it helped!
When I received this item recently , I saw it was in a small box. The same size as your box in this video apparently. I had no idea it was in disassembled pieces that needed for it to be put together. I thought for sure it was going to be one huge long piece in a long box. That was my image in my mind of the box before I ordered it & received it. But , if all it needs is a few pieces snapped together into place , then putting it together should be a snap as well. You made it look simple./ Maybe when the weather is better & the rainy months are over , I will go outside & try it out. Thanks again for this video you posted. You are more detailed than any picture by picture instructional manual could ever be.
Excellent demo - you should be a teacher.
Thank you very much!
I have this exact same product. I, like him, have also had a hard time with it sucking leaves into the mulcher. The suction isn't as great as I had hoped BUT I do like that it isn't strong enough to pick up rocks which could damage the mulcher. I have picked up acorns and you can hear the dinging in the mulcher.
Sounds like your experiences are the same as mine. I give it an OK, but on the other hand, not much except an industrial strength vacuum is going to pick up wet leaves.
A garden vac was on my shopping list last autumn but I couldn’t decide between Bosch and Worx. I’ve now decided and will be getting the Worx. Nice review and thanks for sharing.
Following your video of the Aerocart I’ve ordered from Amazon and it will be with me in a few days.
Sounds good. Just to recap, as per my review, I was a little disappointed in the vac with the leaves. Though in all fairness, they were slightly damp at the time. Not having used the Bosch, I can't really say how they compare.Thanks again!
heliflyer7 . The leaves in my part of the world are smaller so shouldn’t be a problem. Anyway, I’ll let you know next fall.
That would be great, it's always helpful to everyone to get as much feedback as possible.
An excellent review. Those appear to be large maple leaves. I think it would work much more efficiently with my much smaller oak leaves. Might help if the mouth of the tube were a bit larger.
Thank you! I think you hit the nail on the head. Those large leaves were just too much for the size of the tube and the available power.
Nice video of the product; works great for my needs which is getting leaves from the corners and behind plants
+John Pugh Thank you! Continuing to use ours this fall, trouble free.
i bought the WORX TriVac WG505 because it seemed like a middle option between the oldest and the WG509. it was the least expensive on Amazon. Also i did by the Leaf Pro with it.
How did it work out i just purchased one today will be using tomorrow
As a blower it is OK. The vacuum portion, in my opinion, is somewhat lacking.
if you keep the tip of the blower / vac off,it sure works alot better...it does for me..
Thanks for the tip!
I just received mine. Can't test it because we have a ton of snow on the ground. I'll most likely blow the leaves into a pile then vacuum them.
Just make sure the leaves are dry, otherwise, it won't work.
Good review.
Thank you!
what model is that worx trivac you are using?
Worx Model# WG509
if you really want the vacuum and mulching to work is to collect all the leaves in a pile and hand feed the vacuum. i turned 5 bags into 2 and the trick is that you to pile up first and then used your hand to feed it
Great tip, thanks!
TYFS. Was your extension cord rated to pass the current demand of the Tri-Vac WG509 you had? Were you plug on a house outlet or a yard outlet? The engine on the WG509 needs its full 10Amps if I am not mistaking. Also, I have found that many yard outlets at my friends house do not supply, WHEN UNDER LOAD, the full voltage. Now if you combine using an underrated Extension cord to an undervolted yard outlet, your tool will underperform and on occasion, burn its motor. For example: I had a friend fry his tablesaw's motor because he was using an underated extension cord wich was although plugged on a house outlet, it just couldn't pass the full 15amps his tablesaw required. Another example: Another friend was building a deck and had plugged his tablesaw on his yard outlet with a appropriate extension cord but still fried the motor of the tablesaw and was also starting to melt the receptacle of the yard outlet. The reason beeing that there was loose connections on the receptacle and his extension plug prongs were oxidyzed wich created a resistive contact in the receptacle of the yard outlet. When I changed the receptacle and made sure every wire was screwed snug and removed the oxydation on his extension cords' plug prongs, his next tablesaw was getting the full required amperage and voltage. It is a long story but people tend to neglect the selection of extension cords and do some maintenance on yard outlets, they take them for granted ;-)
You raise some good points. I was using a 15 amp rated extension cord and an outdoor outlet which is also rated at 15 amps as well as being ground fault protected. I experienced no overheating of the cords, plugs or motor.
Great review. Though I wondered what the orange adjustment on the bottom tube was for. It looks like it has multiple selections. Or is that just for looks?
Thank you! It is a selector switch between blowing or vacuum operation.
On the very bottom tube is for the airflow adjustment for the blower
whats the model number of the unit? is it wg509? thx
WG509 is correct.
Do you think the suction could be effected by the collapsible bag?
That's a great question! I think it's very possible and that it would have been better served by having the collapsible bag mounted in a container of some sort.
i personally don't think so. I have 700cfm blower vac and i can tell you the vacuum is not what i expected, but i realized this may have been done for a reason. If the vacuum was equally strong as the blower the end result of the impeller would be a disaster as the vac would pull up small stones, large sticks, etc and damage the impeller.
I realize this posting is a few years old. I have both a Toro blower/vac similar impeller to the WORX Trivac you have here and I also have the WORX Turbine WG 510. The WG 510 does a much better job at vacuuming vs the Trivac here. Again, the WG 510 has a straight through turbine design which in theory is more efficient at vacuuming..
Thanks for the great info, always trying to help others make informed decisions!
The 510 is less expensive than the 509, but has a smaller mulching bag. No manual switch between blower and vacuum (must disconnect bag to switch). The 510, probably because of its "jet engine" design, is apparently alot louder, 81 decibels versus Trivec 50 db (db ratings listed on homedepot, not worx).
How do you take apart the tube? I can't seem to separate it
Press the release button on top and rotate the tube in a downward motion.
Thanks.
You're welcome!
I have this exact model and it sucks and mulches the leafs really good and I am not paid to say this
Thank you for commenting!
When you add a Leaf Pro to a wg512 the overall design deserves merit just use a stiff trash can. You were using a very weak wg509 but . . . any Worx vacuum/mulcher you use is going to have weak mulching performance even a wg512 and that is directly attributed to the cheap/weak/noisy and easy to wear out NON-Brushless Motors they use. Had they put good beefed up Brushless Motors in these for $2 more they would have enough power to perform very well. Nobody wants to make a good product that lasts ???
Good info, thank you.
this is actually the best leaf VACUUM on the market but the leaf collection attachment is shit. That long house screws up the suction. If you used it as it was truly designed with the black bag, you'd notice a HUGE difference.
Point taken. I reviewed the manual and it shows the vac connected to the black bag as you stated. See 4:00 in the video, which shows the long hose going to a collection bin as opposed to the soft bag, again, as per your mention. My question to you would be, as far as the suction ability, why would it make any difference if the leaves are going to the soft "can" as opposed to a hard one? Also, if it makes such a huge difference in functionality between the black bag and the long hose, why would they show that as an option?
@@heliflyer7 I was wondering if you tried the mulch/vacuum feature with just the shoulder bag attachment. The idea is you're filling up a smaller space, even if the bag is air permeable. I'm looking for a leaf vacuum, but not if it barely sucks up the leaves.
@@randomaxe662 I didn't try it myself when I did the review, so I honestly can't answer. The commenter above says that the long hose has a serious effect on the suction as opposed to the bag. While logically it makes sense, I questioned why they would offer the long hose as an option if that was the case.
@@heliflyer7 Just asking. If you ever try it in the near future, let us know.
@@randomaxe662 Will do.
The leaves are bigger. thats why it cloged up.
andybub45 Agree, I was just hoping the suction would be stronger than it is.
Mine has a metal impeller, but no shears in the middle. It works amazingly. It has a 10:1 ratio. Next time, I may go with the turbine fusion or the Toro. I also have a leaf pro that I use on a roll out trash can.
+Crisp Cuts Landscaping Thanks for the info!
I hear my neighbor using his all the the time, but NEVER outside the house.
Go figure.
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Hmmm...
Not powerful enough! Thanks, I won't waste my money on that!
You’re welcome!
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